Re: season ending Brock561 & 706, Failor's 444 & Shapiro 506

john
i did not get to meet you at the show. nice job on the 10th place
finish. have you been the anamosa show before?  i've been there since
1992. was your pumpkin the one that looked like a big wheel.any seeds
available from the ones you have listed. i'd be interested in the ones
you kept that split out on aug. 17thJOHN T. BARLOW wrote:
> 
> Last spring I received the following seed and promised I'd let you know
> how they turned out.
> 
> Brock 561 had two high shouldered pumpkins going, this plant received
> minimal fertilization & watering.  Smaller one developed rot on bottom,
> larger one reached 298.5 inches and 553 pounds placing tenth at Anamosa.
> Very thick shouldered. The seed from this will be Brock 561 x Brock 706
> 
> Brock 706 was a flatter pumpkin, almost all fruit were pear shaped but
> one.  I ended up pushing the one symetrical fruit to 314 inches before
> blossom end opened up in the middle of August.  This one grew fast,
> possibly on pace to reach about 740 pounds, but I gave it to much
> fertilizer once growth slowed down a little, it picked up pace again but
> split on me. It's thickness was in the 5-8 inch range.  I kept the seed
> which is crossed to the Brock 561.
> 
> Failor's 444 had a pony barrel grow to an estimated 450 pounds before
> rot set in.  I started another in early August that reached a measured
> weight of 412 pounds they both were light colored and seemed immature
> all the time, no canteloping or dark orange noticed, plant grew very
> strongly. My daughter had claim to this plant and she never did bury any
> of the vines but still managed first place at a local contest.
> 
> Shapiro's 506 had 4 pumpkins on it at one time, one rotted and two were
> culled at about 250 pounds each, the last one measured out at about 467
> pounds but feels very dense.  It'll make a nice round giant
> Jack-O-Latern.
> 
> Thank-you Fellow Pumpkin Growers for the seed !!!
> 
> Next Year !!
> 
> cornhusk
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